A new play by Nick Dear
Based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Directed by Danny Boyle

This screening was recorded from an earlier live
performance.

National Theatre Live’s 2011 broadcast of Frankenstein
returns as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary
celebrations. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle
(Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) directs this
sensational production, with Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek:
Into Darkness, BBC’s Sherlock) as the creature and
Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, CBS’s
Elementary) as Victor Frankenstein. Cumberbatch and Miller
shared the 2012 Olivier Award for Best Actor for their
performances.

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s
bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his
horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the
friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful,
determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect,
cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded
within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic
tale.